Singapore Flying College
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| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Seletar Airport, Singapore |
| Other Training Facilities | Jandakot Airport, Australia |
| Sunshine Coast Airport, Australia | |
| Field | Ab Initio training |
| Chairman | Mak Swee Wah |
| Website | www.sfcpl.com |
The Singapore Flying College (Abbreviation: SFC) is a flight school based in Singapore, and is fully owned and operated by Singapore Airlines. Established in 1988, it trains ab-initio pilots for Singapore Airlines, SilkAir and Singapore Airlines Cargo. The college accepts self-sponsored students for training as well.
The SFC headquarters is located at Building 112/966, Western Avenue, Seletar East Camp, Singapore, in close proximity to Seletar Airport. SFC operates two other flying training facilities in Australia, one at Perth (Jandakot Airport), Western Australia and the other at Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast Airport), Queensland.
[edit] Fleet
The Singapore Flying College fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][2]
| Aircraft | Total | Notes |
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| Cessna 172R | 5 | Seletar-based |
| Cessna 172R | 16 | Jandakot-based |
| Beechcraft Baron BE58 | 2 | Jandakot-based |
| Learjet 45 | 4 | Maroochydore-based |
| Cessna 510 | 4 | Maroochydore-based |
Historically, SFC used to operate Cessna 152 aircraft out of Seletar Airport. These were phased out by April 2010 and replaced by the Cessna 172. In Jandakot, cadets used to fly the Beechcraft Bonanza as an interim aircraft between the Cessna 172 and Beechcraft Baron phases. Before the introduction of the Learjet 45, the Learjet 31A was used and was operated out of Singapore Changi Airport. In July 1997, one such plane crashed in Ranong, Thailand, which resulted in the deaths of the cadet and his instructor.[3] This prompted the company to replace the Learjet 31 with the Learjet 45, which came equipped with Ground Proximity Warning System. The Learjet 45s are now replaced by the Cessna Citation Mustang C510s. [4]
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